Friday, 21 April 2017

Dead Heat / Patricia Briggs

4 out of 5 stars

For once, mated
werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles’s role
as his father’s enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely
personal--or at least it starts out that way...Charles and Anna soon
discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human
children with simulacrums. The Fae’s cold war with humanity is about to
heat up—and Charles and Anna are in the cross fire.

Dead Heat pulls
the Alpha & Omega series more towards the mystery genre. However,
there is never any question that it is definitely urban fantasy. The
villain of the piece is, after all, a Fae, the theory being that the
majority of the Fae have barricaded themselves on their reservations and
are strategically releasing their worst offenders to plague the human
world. This is one the creepiest Fae that Briggs has introduced us to.

For
those of us who love horses, this is the book for us. There is a good
dose of horse shows and riding. But it is also a novel that deals with
aging, loss, and free will. Charles must say good-bye to one of his few
friends, as this man has steadfastly refused to become a werewolf.

Still loving that there’s no romantic angst in this series—it’s lovely to see a married couple acting like adults.

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I've made it to 50 years old. Lots of my ancestors lived to 100 or close to that, so I think I'm close to being exactly middle aged. I plan to fill the Next 50 years with lots of interesting projects and fun.